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information Top Topics: Domain verification on Sedo; Cemal from Turkey; Premium .tech domain pricing; Afternic verification woes; How hard is it to sell domains?

Welcome to Sunday's review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :)

Your preferred method of domain verification on Sedo; Meet Cemal from Turkey; Dot .tech domain carries a $3,000 dollar renewal fee—why's that? Afternic wants you to prove you are not an elephant; Why are domain names...
 
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advice A Dozen Things To Consider As We Start 2024

The new year brings new domain name opportunities and challenges. Definitely 2023 saw a mix of both.

This article is not about resolutions, but it is about reflecting on the past year, and setting the stage for the new one. Reflection is a helpful exercise in most things, and domain investing...
 
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information Top Topics: Incorrect WHOIS data; Weed vs. Pot; Rick Schwartz taps .AI; Stop faux listings at Afternic; GoDaddy Auctions & deadbeats

Welcome to the first review of Top Topics in 2024 at NamePros! :)

Can a domain be blocked due to incorrect WHOIS data? Using pot when weed is not available; Rick Schwartz invests in .ai domains; How to stop someone trying to list my domain at Afternic? GoDaddy Auctions winners have...
 
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analysis 2023 Domain Name Market Down, But AI Propels Strong Country Code Results

This report is based on 145,100 domain name aftermarket sales recorded for 2023 on NameBio, with a total dollar volume of just over $139 million USD.

The domain name market, at least as reflected in the NameBio data, was down 21.2% in dollar volume when 2023 is compared to...
 
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information Top Topics: John Berryhill's stellar record; PayPal hack leads to Dan purchase; Sell a domain right after registering it; Flippa domain bias; +1 topic

Welcome to the final review of Top Topics in 2023 at NamePros! 🎆🎇😁

Roundup of John Berryhill's UDRP performance in 2023; Hacked PayPal account used to buy a domain on Dan.com; How to sell a domain name right after registering it; Flippa doesn't seem to favor domain only sales...
 
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analysis The Top 100 Domain Name Sales in 2023

This article takes a look at the highest-value domain name sales from 2023, at least those reported on NameBio. I also compare the year with the preceding few years, to get a sense of the nature and health of the upper end of the domain market.

Keep in mind that by no means all sales get...
 
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information Top Topics: Country names & UDRP; Keyword+ai .com vs keyword .ai; Outbound email marketing tips; I need to be rich; AI aftermarket popularity drops

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :smuggrin:

"AI" keyword popularity plunges, as far as Afternic searches are concerned; Share your process of performing outbound email marketing; Can the UDRP process be used to take away Country .com domain names? Big...
 
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news In Case You Missed It – What Happened in Domains in 2023

2023 was a particularly active year in the domain world. I wanted to overview many of the changes, to make sure you can take advantage of any important to you.

In this article I am not covering things like trends in popular extensions, such as .ai, or niches and sectors. Early in 2024 I will...
 
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information Top Topics: Domainer got scammed; HealthRight.com sold for $210k; Crypto marketplace: Possible? Anonymous domain trading; Security fobs and registrars

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.cool:

Domain investor got scammed while helping someone who earned his trust; HealthRight.com sold for $210k; Would you use a domain marketplace based on crypto? Anonymous domain sell/buy—is it possible? Do you use a...
 
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analysis Startup Names Through A Y-Combinator Filter

As domain investors, we are in the business of providing names that businesses and organizations will use. Succeeding at that can be a win-win-win situation. We do well, but startup owners are well served by many good name choices in efficient marketplaces. The marketplaces also benefit when...
 
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information Top Topics: SedoMLS sale reversed; Eleven.io sold for $121k; GoDaddy takes domain away; Onlyfans.wtf: Any value? Investor's script beat Snapnames

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.grin:

Sedo sale within a 60 day registration window; Eleven.io sold for $121k at Squadhelp; GoDaddy auction win ends in redemption; Is Onlyfans.wtf worth anything? Domain investor believes he beat Snapnames...
 
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news It Just Got Easier To Get .IO And .XYZ Domain Names Seen By Prospective Buyers

Successful domain investing is acquiring domain names that users will want, pricing them effectively, and getting the names noticed by those in a position to buy them.

That last step just got easier for .io and .xyz domain names with the announcement today that Afternic Fast...
 
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information Top Topics: Logo impact on sales; Afternic Fast Transfer nightmare; The Queen of TLDs; Dot .in and KYC; Broker change at Afternic

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.cool:

The impact of a logo on the sale of domain names; Afternic: Fast Transfer nightmare; The futility of chasing the Queen of domain TLDs; Dot .in Registry requires KYC; New broker assigned to a domain on Afternic...
 
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analysis When One or Two Words is Not Enough in a Domain Name

Most large businesses will brand on a single-word domain name, whether that is a dictionary word, a creative spelling, or a made-up word.

Still, it is true that there is a place for longer domain names. In this article I look at the sales record, at least as indicated by NameBio, for...
 
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information Top Topics: Miri.com sold for $200k; Venting off as a domainer; GoDaddy Auctions beta a hot mess; Epik untrustworthy; Threads.app vs. Threads.net

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.wink:

Miri.com was sold for almost $200k; Venting off while being impatient with domain investing; GoDaddy Auctions Beta are a hot mess; Epik.com are (still) untrustworthy; Threads.net was threatened by Threads.app...
 
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strategy Domain Name Investing: Speculative, Niche, Momentum, Value

Any domain name can be categorized in various ways, such as the number of words, extension, etc.

This article introduces the idea of also categorizing a particular domain name acquisition according to the investment style that name represents.

Overview Domain Name Categories...
 
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information Top Topics: GoDaddy grace period restrictions; Lost a good domain; HugeDomains portfolio not impressive; Expired domain sells for $15k; Agent.ai sold

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.grin:

GoDaddy doesn't allow domain transfers during the grace period; Did UX woes cost a DropCatch bidder a good domain? Have you seen the domains owed by HugeDomains? Domainer in shock as expired domain sells for...
 
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news Trend Domain Name Investing: Grok, GPTs and .BOT

Several domain name niches have received a lot of attention lately, all related to some aspect of artificial intelligence or automation. Each week dotDB publish a list of trending terms based on new registrations. In the most recent report, grok and gpts were at the top of the...
 
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information Top Topics: Race for .AI domains; No more Masterbucks; GoDaddy Auctions now $25 to enter; Share your portfolio or not? Valuation vs. sales price

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.grin:

BBC: The race to buy .AI domain names; Epik's Masterbucks balances are not available; GoDaddy Auctions jacks up base bid to $25; Most domainers aren't eager to share their entire portfolio with the public; A...
 
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news OpenAI DevDay Announcements – What Does the GPT Store Mean for Domain Names?

A year ago OpenAI publicly released ChatGPT. Within weeks nearly everyone was trying it out and talking about it. Now worldwide there are over 100 million active users.

AI is having a significant impact on the domain world. This year .ai one of the hottest extensions. Names geared to artificial...
 
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information Top Topics: Share your .Bot domains; Hurt.com sold for $1.5M; RDNH in Beds.com UDRP; Elon Musk wants $250k for "acquire" handle

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.cool:

Showcase your fresh .bot domain names; Are LLLL .com prices crashing down? Hurt.com was sold for $1.5 million dollars; Sleep Number attempted to reverse domain hijack Beds.com; Elon Musk wants more money for a...
 
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information Liquidate Domain Names Or Not, That Is The Question

Perhaps you have decided to reduce the size of your domain portfolio and retain only the better names. Or you are scaling down, as you have less interest or time to devote to domain investing. Possibly you simply have less confidence in certain sectors or niches, and want to get rid of names in...
 
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information Top Topics: Is Domain Parking Dead?; Socrates.com Sold for $600,000; Are 4-Letter .com Prices CRASHING?; List of brokers who sell domains fast

Welcome to another recap of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Domain investors discuss whether domain parking is alive, dying, or already dead; $600,000 USD was paid for the domain name Socrates.com recently; Exploration of whether four-letter (LLLL) .com prices are crashing; A list of...
 
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analysis The Popularity of the Prefix My (and A Look At Domain Name Prefixes and Suffixes in General)

The demand for names for new businesses globally is immense. While current figures are probably even higher, Moya K. Mason estimated that worldwide about 305 million businesses are attempted each year, of which roughly one-third, or 100 million businesses are actually started globally...
 
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information Top Topics: Accelerator.com sold for $145k; Get a .ing domain for $1MM; Afternic DNS & Sedo; NameJet private listings; Your first $X,XXX domain sale

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.grin:

Expired domain Accelerator.com was sold for $145k at GoDaddy auctions; Get an .ing domain for a million+ bucks; Sedo ownership verification: How to combine it with Afternic DNS; NameJet isn't accepting new...
 
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strategy The Minimum Domain Price for Profitability

Pricing of domain names is hard. If you price too high, your sell-through rate may go down. If you price too low, you leave money on the table. But what is the right price point? While various automated appraisal systems are available, they disagree wildly on almost all names, and few have...
 

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information Top Topics: Nissan.com domain theft; Can you sell 100 domains fast? Registrar of the year; Sell .ai to the .com owner; DNS change before sale occurs

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :woot:

Nissan.com domain theft update; How fast can you sell 100 domains? Registrar of the year annual poll; Selling .AI domains to companies that operate on the .com; Buyer's request to change DNS before the sale—is it...
 
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information Ways To Make Money From Your Domain Names

Most domain name investors concentrate on making money through selling domain names. For some, that is supplemented by using monetized parking.

There are some indications that the domain market may be trending downward recently. It almost certainly is down from the heights of the...
 
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information Top Topics: Mega.net valuation by GoDaddy; WIPO serves domainer; Big investors sought; University.com sale to Andrew Tate; Sedo traffic stats detailed

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! (y)

GoDaddy says Mega.net is worth only $15k, how accurate is that? The WIPO served a domain investor with a UDRP; Where and how to approach big investors with liquid domains? University.com was bought by Andrew Tate; Sedo...
 
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advice What To Believe About Domain Name Investing?

I like to read and listen to experts from fields outside domain investment. Sometimes this is in sectors like technology, that will directly inform investment in new niches or sectors. Other times, it is in aesthetics or design, that can be helpful in name creation and evaluation. But I...
 
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information Top Topics: Investor's cold call; Namesilo unresponsive; Back to domaining after a dozen years; SAV vs. DAN; Dropcatching favorites

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :glasses:

Domain investor receives cold call from potential buyer; Namesilo lagging with delivery of a $2,500 dollar domain; Investor returns to domaining after more than a decade; SAV vs. DAN as a selling marketplace...
 
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strategy Developing A Domain Name Acquisition Strategy

While there are many ways to find success in domain name investing, I suspect that most successful investors have a strategy to guide their acquisitions.

This week, investor James Kim shared his strategy for finding names. With his permission, I am sharing his strategy here, along...
 
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information Top Topics: EM.com buyer revealed; When was your first domain ever registered; Domains & capital gains; Buy a TM-linked domain; Sav expired auctions

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.cool:

New owner of EM.com is not Exxon Mobil; When did you acquire or register your very first domain name? Can investors treat domain sales revenue as capital gains? Can you buy a domain matched to a trademark and use...
 
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strategy Extra Time? Here Are 30 Ideas For Domain Investors

It seems that many domain investors are scaling back domain acquisitions these days. This may be because of economic uncertainty, a possible drop in domain sales activity, or profits from parking, or simply because the renewal increases have used up funds that might have been available for...
 
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information Top Topics: Namecheap auctions shady? Check your domains for trademarks; Bodis trims earnings; Grab a domain for a company; Develop for SEO vs parking

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.smile:

Namecheap "shady" auctions stir controversy; Is my domain infringing on a trademark? Bodis trims PPC due to upstream provider clawbacks; How do I get domains related to my company's name? Park domains or develop...
 
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strategy Questions to Consider During Domain Name Acquisitions

It can seem complex, with all the metrics and tools and more, to decide which names are worth acquiring. Let’s simplify the process to some key questions to ask. None of these are original, and most have been around for years, but I thought, particularly for those new to domain investing, it...
 
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information Top Topics: Former Epik employee AMA; Domainers don't like sharing; AI as a domain investor's tool; Uniregistry BIN pages blocked; Some UDRP facts

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.cool:

A former employee of Epik shares his experience in the domain industry; A growing trend among domain investors seems to upset some; Artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for domain investors; Uniregistry BIN...
 
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information What Makes A Word Beautiful? Should It Matter To Domain Investors?

Is it possible that recent branding trends have resulted in overlooking beautiful words? Is there an advantage to having a beautiful name? What does beautiful even mean in the context of words?

What Do We Mean By A Beautiful Word?

The primary purpose of words is utilitarian, to...
 
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information Top Topics: Porn.uk short-lived registration; Honoring one's word; Hype about .ai domains; Fiasco.com sale reported; WordPress offers 100 years of biz

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :glasses:

Registration of Porn.uk reversed at Namecheap; Honoring one's word and its appreciation in the domain business; What is the hype about .ai domains all about; Fiasco.com sold for $203k dollars; WordPress and its...
 
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news Domain Insights from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Agenda

Next month in San Francisco TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 is happening. This event brings together tech leaders and enthusiasts, startup founders, and early stage investors.

It struck me that the conference agenda and speaker list could provide valuable insights for domain investors. So what...
 
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information Top Topics: GoDaddy kept 39% of a sale; Movies about domains; Mana.org sold for $167k; Fight the blackhat SEO guys; Alter.com is now FURM

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.cool:

Sold a domain on GoDaddy but their cut amounts to 39% of the sale; Movies about domain names; Mana.org expired and sold for $167,000 dollars; How to fight blackhat SEO guys restoring web content; Alter.com is now...
 
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analysis 3-Letter .NET Retail And Wholesale Domain Name Sales

Last week, I analyzed 3-letter (3L) .ORG domain name sales. In this article, I use the same methodology with 3L .NET domain names.

I used data from the past 5 years only, and considered separately retail and wholesale sales, although the dividing line is not always clear. Sales data came...
 
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information Epik's $1.5 million Masterbucks swindle; Domain vs. trademark age; Parking down almost 60% in 2023; Random domain sale; Value of GoogleMaps.XYZ

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! (y)

Epik withheld $1.5 million dollars in Masterbucks, says domain investor; Someone trademarked a term after investor acquired the matching domain name; Is domain parking revenue down up to 60% this year? Random domain...
 
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analysis 3-Letter .ORG Retail And Wholesale Domain Name Sales

Short names are highly valued, both because they are easy to remember correctly and they are rare. This week I take a look at 3-letter (3L) .org domain names.

To focus on current and recent market conditions, I used data from the past 5 years only. While no dividing line is perfect, I...
 
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information Domaining as an addiction; Buyer threatens with UDRP; Is my Registrar holding me back? Do you trust Epik with your domains? Dot .in Registry woes

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Is Domaining an investment or an addiction? Prospective buyer threatens with a UDRP; Is my Registrar holding me back? Can Epik be trusted with low cost registrations? Dot .in domain renewal issues at the Indian Registry...
 
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strategy How Should Investors Respond To Domain Name Renewal Price Increases?

Domain renewal price increases make domain investing even more challenging.

We are about to see another 7% increase in .com wholesale prices on Sept. 1, 2023, and a 10% increase in .net prices on Feb. 1, 2024.

Prices for .xyz have increased each of the last two years, with timing...
 
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information Musk grabs ai.com; GoDaddy billing glitch; Afternic broker relays trademark claim; How to manage your domains; End-user buyer negotiation strategies

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Elon Musk has potentially acquired ai.com; Billing error at GoDaddy reverses acquisition; Afternic broker involved in trademark case; Advice about how to best manage your domain names; How do end-users negotiate with...
 
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analysis Making Domain Name Marketplace Search Better

One of the key ways that a prospective buyer seeks a domain name is by using the search feature at the marketplace. But how effective is that really? I take a look at search capability at general purpose and brandable domain name marketplaces.

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information Twitter took @x handle; Meta bought Llama2.com; Was SolarEnergy.com undersold? Auction winner didn't get the domain; TLDs to avoid investing in

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.cool:

A cautionary tale about the Twitter handle @x; The domain Llama2.com was sold for $30,000 dollars; Sedo broker sold SolarEnergy.com for 6 figures; Won the auction but lost the domain; Which TLDs should domain...
 
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analysis A Detailed Look At The .EU Domain Name Extension

The .eu domain extension was one of the bright spots when I analyzed how different extensions had fared in aftermarket sales volume during the first six months of 2023. The .eu extension sales dollar volume was up significantly compared to the same period during the preceding year, or...
 
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